The Economic Development Board membership includes:
Six Ex-officio Members
Keith Crisco Secretary of Commerce
Erskine Bowles President, University of North Carolina
Scott Ralls President, Community College System
Walter Dalton Lieutenant Governor
Elaine Marshall Secretary of State
Kenneth Lay Secretary of Revenue
Four Members of the Senate, Appointed by the President Pro Tempore
Linda Garrou
Fletcher Hartsell
David Hoyle
Clark Jenkins
Four Members of the House, Appointed by the Speaker
Larry Hall
Bill Owens
Joe Tolson
Michael Wray
Twenty-three Members, Appointed by the Governor
Membership includes:
One Representative of a Non-Profit Economic Development Organization
Ronnie Bryant Charlotte
Two County Economic Development Representatives
Jim Davis New Bern
Bonnie Renfro Asheboro
20 At-Large Appointments
Sepideh S. Asefnia Raleigh
Brett Carter Charlotte
Sue Cole Greensboro
John Culbertson Charlotte
Ali Farsaie New Bern
Mike Fulenwider Morganton
Andrea Harris Durham
Allen Joines Winston-Salem Board Chairman
Ray Jones Morganton
Ron Leeper Charlotte
Henry McKoy Durham
Bill Redding Asheboro
Peter Reichard Chapel Hill
Simon Rich Edenton
Billy Sewell Jacksonville
Richard Sullivan Raleigh
Katherine Thomas Raleigh
Raiford Trask Wilmington
Dicky Walia Cary
Lloyd Yates Raleigh